[at-l] Engineering Question about PUDs

[t." <tjfort@netdoor.com (t.)]

ah, the bane of an engineer  ...  Accuracy doesn't matter!

Tell this to a nasa pilot attempting a pin point landing, and, I'm sure you
will get a big laugh.    But, for the sake of discussion on this list, the
earth could be shaped like a banana and it wouldn't make much of a
difference.  ;-)

I was just trying to point out that the figure may not be accurate.    as
they say ... close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades!

when I find the nasa site that talks about this, I'll pass it on.
t.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Eisenbud" <eisenbud+at-l@cs.swarthmore.edu>
To: "TJ Fort" <tjfort@netdoor.com>
Cc: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Engineering Question about PUDs

> Probably not, but I bet those effects are small enough not to matter for
> any useful purpose.  The earth is pretty darn close to a true sphere.
>